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Comparing AMD RX-216TD vs AMD GX-217GI

Comparison of video cards AMD RX-216TD vs AMD GX-217GI in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD GX-217GI

Top features of AMD GX-217GI

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  • Higher clock speed
    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
    Around -6% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    12 W left arrow 15 W
    About 1.25 0.97 times less performance per watt
AMD RX-216TD

Top features of AMD RX-216TD

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD GX-217GI and AMD RX-216TD is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD GX-217GI left arrow AMD RX-216TD
Family AMD G left arrow AMD R
CPU group AMD GX 3rd Gen. left arrow AMD RX 1st Gen.
Segment Mobile left arrow Mobile
Generation 3 left arrow 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD GX-217GI vs AMD RX-216TD by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 2 / 2 left arrow 2 / 2
Core architecture normal left arrow normal
Cores 2x left arrow 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT No left arrow No
Overclocking No left arrow No
Frequency 1.70 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.00 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD GX-217GI and AMD RX-216TD along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name AMD Radeon R6E left arrow no iGPU
GPU frequency 0.76 GHz left arrow
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo
Execution units 4 left arrow
Shader 256 left arrow
Max. displays 2 left arrow
Direct X 0 left arrow --
Release date 2015 left arrow

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD GX-217GI and AMD RX-216TD. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD GX-217GI and AMD RX-216TD you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1600, DDR4-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600, DDR4-1600
Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC No left arrow Yes
PCIe 3 x 8 left arrow 3 x 12
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD GX-217GI or AMD RX-216TD? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 12 W left arrow 15 W
TDP up 15 W left arrow --
TDP down -- left arrow 12 W
Tjunction max. -- left arrow 90 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD GX-217GI and AMD RX-216TD CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 28 nm left arrow 28 nm
Socket FP4 left arrow FP4
L2-Cache 1.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
Architecture Prairie Falcon Excavator+ left arrow Merlin Falcon (Excavator)
Virtualization None left arrow AMD-V, AMD-Vt
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2015
Part Number GE217GAAY23KA left arrow RE216GAAY23KA

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